4080 Nothing to see here, just a councilman from the second largest city in the US talking $1.5 million in bribes from the Chinese... (www.justice.gov) posted 277 days ago by Yourhearse 277 days ago by Yourhearse +4080 / -0 202 comments share 202 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (202) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 34 ▼ – GeneralVeers 34 points 277 days ago +34 / -0 Damn, the FBI and DOJ start doing things right and this is what bugs you? 🤣 It had me thinking the people who wrote the article were trying to bury the fact that China was buying influence. Yes. That bugs me. (the fact that China is up to this crap also bugs me, but in my opinion corrupt news media are a bigger threat) permalink save report block reply ▲ 9 ▼ – WestCoastG 9 points 277 days ago +9 / -0 I guess, but the fact that it was china isn't really the story here. It's the bribes he took that could've been from anybody. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – Imransgarage 3 points 277 days ago +3 / -0 They’ve got 2500 active counter-intelligence cases against the CCP. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 6 ▼ – Amaroq64 6 points 277 days ago +7 / -1 I noted that too. But it's more of a strictly informative site than a news site. They could be excused for writing it up "by the book". permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 5 ▼ – deleted 5 points 277 days ago +5 / -0 ▲ 2 ▼ – Philhelm 2 points 277 days ago +2 / -0 Makes you wonder if McCarthy was right all along. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – deleted 2 points 277 days ago +2 / -0 ▲ 3 ▼ – Philhelm 3 points 277 days ago +3 / -0 Yes. He might have underestimated communist infiltration. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – GeneralVeers 1 point 277 days ago +1 / -0 I don't wonder. He was. permalink parent save report block reply
It had me thinking the people who wrote the article were trying to bury the fact that China was buying influence.
Yes. That bugs me.
(the fact that China is up to this crap also bugs me, but in my opinion corrupt news media are a bigger threat)
I guess, but the fact that it was china isn't really the story here. It's the bribes he took that could've been from anybody.
They’ve got 2500 active counter-intelligence cases against the CCP.
I noted that too. But it's more of a strictly informative site than a news site. They could be excused for writing it up "by the book".
Makes you wonder if McCarthy was right all along.
Yes. He might have underestimated communist infiltration.
I don't wonder. He was.